Days of Wonder

Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002[1] and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014.[2] Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games. Days of Wonder has published games in several languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, and Greek. Days of Wonder was co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Mark Kaufmann and Yann Corno.

Days of Wonder
Company typePrivate
IndustryBoard games
Founded2002
Headquarters
Los Altos, California
,
United States
Area served
International
ParentAsmodee Group

History

Days of Wonder was founded in 2002 by Mark Kaufmann, Eric Hautemont and Yann Corno.[3][4] It released its first game, Gang of Four in 2002.[5] In March 2004, the company released Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon.[3] In 2004, Ticket to Ride was awarded the Spiel des Jahres.[4] In 2006, the company released a digital version of Ticket to Ride.[4] Also in 2006, the company's game Shadows Over Camelot was named the Best Fantasy Game at the 2006 Spiel des Jahres.[6]

In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards.[7]

In 2014, Days of Wonder was acquired by French game distributor Asmodee Group.[8]

Games Published

Below are all of the games published by Days of Wonder from 2002 to 2018:

Small Box games
    • Fist of Dragonstones (Bruno Faidutti and Michael Schacht; 2005)
    • Queen's Necklace (Bruno Faidutti and Bruno Cathala; 2003)
    • Gambit 7 (Dominic Crapuchettes); 2008)
  • Fictionaire Series:
    • Fictionaire: Fool Science (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Tall Tales (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Naturals (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Classic Encyclopedia (Hervé Marly; 2010)

Large Box games

    • Mystery of the Abbey (Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget; 2003)
    • Pirate's Cove (Paul Randles and Daniel Stahl; 2003)
    • Shadows Over Camelot (Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget; 2005)[6]
    • Shadows over Camelot: Merlin's Company (Bruno Cathala and Serge Laget; 2008)
    • Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc; 2006)
    • Colosseum (Markus Lübke and Wolfgang Kramer; 2007)
    • Mystery Express (Serge Laget and Antoine Bauza; 2010)
    • Cargo Noir (Serge Laget; 2011)
    • Relic Runners (Matthew Dunstan; 2013)
    • Five Tribes (Bruno Cathala; 2014)
    • Five Tribes: The Artisans of Naqala (Bruno Cathala; 2015)
    • Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan (Bruno Cathala; 2017)
    • Quadropolis (François Gandon; 2016)
    • Quadropolis: Public Service (François Gandon; 2017)
    • Yamataï (Bruno Cathala; 2017)
    • The River (Sébastien Pauchon, Ismaël Perrin; 2018)
    • Corinth (Sébastien Pauchon; 2019)
    • Heat: Pedal to the Metal (2022)

Ticket to Ride

Memoir'44

Small World

BattleLore

    • BattleLore (Richard Borg; 2006)
    • Battlelore Epic (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Call to Arms (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Dwarven Battalion (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Scottish Wars (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Goblin Skirmishers (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Goblin Marauders (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • The Hundred Years' War - Crossbows & Polearms (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Hill Giant - Promo mini (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • Earth Elemental - Promo min (Richard Borg; 2007)
    • For Troll And Country - Battlemap (David Pernot; 2007)

Card Games

The Art off Small World

    • SW Amazon Statue (2013)
    • SW Skeleton Statue (2013)
    • SW Spiderine Statue (2013)
    • SW Wizard Statue (2013)

Digital Games

Awards and honors
Ticket to ride
  • 2004 Spiel des Jahres
  • 2004 Origins Awards Best Board Game Winner
  • 2004 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Winner
  • 2004 Jeux sur un plateau gold award
  • 2004 Bruno Faidutti - Game of the Year
  • 2004 Parents' Choice Foundation - Silver Honor
  • 2004 Games Magazine - Game 100
  • 2004 Best Family Game - Boardgamerating.com
  • 2004 Meeples' Choice Award
  • 2004 2d for Schweizer Spielepreis - Family Games
  • 2004 6th - Deutscher Spiel Preis
  • 2004 France - Tric Trac Nominee
  • 2004 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
  • 2004 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee
  • 2005 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming - Winner
  • 2005 France - As d'Or jeu de l'année - Cannes
  • 2005 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner
  • 2005 Juego del Año Winner
  • 2005 Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner
  • 2006 Hra roku Winner
  • 2006 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Winner
  • 2008 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection
  • 2010 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee

Ticket to ride Europe

  • 2005 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player
  • 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Advanced Game Nominee
  • 2005 Italy game of the Year
  • 2005 Austria - Nominated Game Academia selection
  • 2006 Årets Spill Best Family Game Winner
  • 2013 Hungarian Board Game Award Special Prize Winner

Ticket to Ride: The Card Game

Ticket to Ride: Map expansion #5 United Kingdom

Ticket to ride iOs

Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary

Small World

Shadows over Camelot

BattleLore

Memoir'44

Pirate's Cove

Mystery of the Abbey

Colosseum

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects

Relic Runners

Cargo Noir

  • 2011 Best International Boardgames Australia

Gang of Four

Five Tribes

Quadropolis

  • 2016 Gouden Ludo Nominee

See also
  • Going Cardboard (Documentary)

References
  1. "Days of Wonder". Boardgamesgeek.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Asmodee Buys Days of Wonder | BoardGameGeek News". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. Koerner, Brendan I. (9 May 2004). "THE GOODS; Getting a Seat at the Board-Game Table". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  4. Xavier, Jon (23 March 2012). "Days of Wonder board gamers find Web a good move". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  5. Liu, Jonathan H. (29 November 2011). "GeekDad Interview: Eric Hautemont, CEO & Founder of Days of Wonder". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028.
  6. Meehan, Alex (16 April 2020). "Shadows Over Camelot co-creator teases possible spiritual sequel to co-op board game, Shadows Over Brooklyn". Dicebreaker.
  7. "Small World, Best Game of the Year according to The Dice Tower! « Days of Wonder News Center". Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. Takahashi, Dean (25 August 2014). "France's Asmodee Group acquires 'Ticket to Ride' board-game maker Days of Wonder". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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